Chapter 295: 295, Moon Rush (Requesting monthly tickets at the end of the month!)
On a rock hundreds of steps away, that spirit lamp didn’t just show a crack but directly broke apart!

The scene was deathly silent, everyone watching this bizarre spectacle didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Lu Xun had a friend who enjoyed competing with his buddies when they were young to see who could pee the furthest.

It was silly but joyful.

Using spiritual power to ignite a spirit lamp from a distance was more or less the same as that pee-shooting game.

For cultivators, the more powerful their spiritual power, the further it could extend after leaving their body.

A hundred steps was the passing line.

For cultivators performing fairly well, they could…ahem…ignite the spirit lamp beyond a hundred steps.

Most of the examination participants stood far away from the lamp, allowing their spiritual power to advance step by step until that power could ignite the lamp’s wick.

Most crucially, when their spiritual power reached its limit, only a tiny thread remained. The spirit lamp wasn’t particularly power-consuming, a tiny thread of spiritual force was enough to ignite it.

However, what had the young man in the black robe just done?

He touched the spirit lamp from around five hundred steps with just a casual point.

Not only that, at this range, more than four hundred steps past the passing line, his spiritual power could extend over 500 steps and was extremely robust!

So robust that this low-grade artifact-level spirit lamp couldn’t withstand it!

Spiritual power was the fuel for the spirit lamp, but this spiritual power wasn’t just overflowing—it outright exploded the lamp!

Once the simple-looking spirit lamp had developed fine cracks, it finally couldn’t bear the internal spiritual power anymore and exploded on the rock, shattering into pieces as if it was a firecracker!

Lu Xun:

Was this thing, which looked quite unique, really of such poor quality?

Well…it looks good but it’s no good!

Speaking of… am I going to have to pay for this?

Lu Xun lowered his right hand, which had been pointing at the spirit lamp, and forced out a smile full of apology and embarrassment.

As long as I smile sincerely enough, they won’t have the heart to ask me to pay for it.gif.

Ping Shanhai waved his hand helplessly towards his disciples from One Sword Mountain and said, “Go clean it up.”

Then, he turned to Lu Xun:

“I heard about it before, during the Outer Sect martial arts competition of the Demon Sect, my young friend Lu overwhelmed Xiao Ran of the Luotian Sect with brute force. But I didn’t expect your spiritual power to be even more tremendous than I thought.”

Xiao Ran, that crazy woman, was famous for her robust spiritual power and she was also pretty. In the past, players eventually affectionately referred to her as Xiao Dali.

The more popular a character, the weirder the nickname given by players.

In the present, Xiao Ran was a well-known figure in the cultivation world, and many talented young cultivators fell under her brute force.

But she was defeated by Lu Xun.

Therefore, Ping Shanhai and Qian Zhengyi were curious about Lu Xun’s spiritual power level and had taken interest in watching his test.

But who knew that putting the spirit lamp so far away would have it explode?

A hundred steps were set for the cultivators who achieved Great Perfection in the first realm. It was not surprising that Lu Xun, who was at the ninth level of the second realm, could ignite the Spirit Lamp several hundred steps away.

Just like Ye Sui’an, he could do it too.

But exploding it was definitely unreasonable!

That was something Ye Sui’an could certainly not achieve.

“His spiritual power level must be several times that of ordinary cultivators in his same realm!” Ping Shanhai and Qian Zhengyi reached this conclusion in their hearts.

Ye Sui’an, witnessing this scene, sighed again and again. The admiration in his eyes when he looked at Lu Xun became even stronger.

Ji Li stood next to Ye Sui’an, glanced at him, and strangely felt somewhat guarded.

“That’s strange. He’s a man and poses no threat to me, why should I be wary of him?” Ji Li said to herself.

Then, along with Ye Sui’an, she too focused her “eye skill—the revered eyes full of sparkling stars” on Lu Xun.

Seeing that the disciples from One Sword Mountain had cleared up the debris of the spirit lamp, Lu Xun said, “I’m truly sorry… should we… try the test again?”

Truth be told, he was quite curious about the limit of his distance to light the lamp without physical touch.

To his surprise, Qian Zhengyi immediately intervened, “There’s absolutely no need!”

The reason is simple. If his Spirit Lamp from One Sword Mountain exploded, he would have to bust out his Spirit Lamp from Ten Thousand Sword Mountain.

In order to show off in front of outsiders, both One Sword Mountain and Ten Thousand Sword Mountain’s Spirit Lamps were antiques from the Ancient Times, a prized collection with a certain collection value.

Ping Shanhai this uncouth brute didn’t cherish these lamps, but he did.

A full grin bloomed on Qian Zhengyi’s chubby face. “Our young friend Lu has already proven his level of spiritual power, there is no need for further testing.”, he said.

Lu Xun nodded slightly, feeling a twinge of regret, but it wouldn’t be right to insist on additional testing.

Next up, Ji Li, who was also entering the Moon in the Well instance dungeon, took part in the test. She just reached the Great Perfection of the first realm, just meeting the minimum requirement, lighting the spirit lamp around 180 steps away, which made everyone from both sword sects regard her with new respect.

After all, she had a lower realm. Achieving 180 steps was quite exaggerated.

If it wasn’t for the monstrous talent Lu Xun shining in the foreground, Ji Li’s performance might also have shocked a great many.

“Well done,” Lu Xun complimented her with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ji Li’s eyes curved into crescents. To her, Lu Xun’s praise was of utmost importance.

Since the first examination was finished, it was time for the second examination.

“Follow me, young friend Lu,” Ping Shanhai said as he began walking, simultaneously explaining the contents of the test to Lu Xun.

Lu Xun was quite familiar with the examination, he knew what was being tested.

—It was Sword Heart.

Because this specific instance dungeon, Moon in the Well, was somewhat unique. If a Sword Cultivator entered without a Sword Heart, it could cause vital damage!

In the instance like Turtle’s Longevity, one had to break through the formation.

In Ghost’s Grief, one encountered ghosts.

These things could be controlled by humans. The protective mechanism in the Trial Ground was solid, even if an accident happened, the impact wouldn’t be too severe.

However, in Moon in the Well, what was tested was your understanding of Sword Dao.

Therefore, if you were injured, the damage it inflicted on you wouldn’t be at the physical level.

That would be difficult to deal with.

But as long as the Sword Cultivator’s spiritual power was abundant and they possessed their own Sword Heart, then it would not be a big issue and wouldn’t cause damage to their foundation.

“The lowest requirement is the Great Perfection of the first realm, which is Level 20. Sword Cultivator players just need to have 1 point of Swordsmanship Aptitude to form a Sword Heart.

The difficulty of getting the Special Attribute Points in the early stage isn’t as exaggerated as in the later stage, so having 1 point of Swordsmanship Aptitude at Level 20 isn’t difficult.

Therefore, this threshold isn’t too high for Sword Cultivator players,” Lu Xun thought to himself.

As for him, it was even simpler.

Because his Swordsmanship Aptitude has already reached a staggering 6 points, his Sword Heart has already reached the realm of Great Perfection!

Competing in Sword Heart within the same realm, Lu Xun was never afraid of anyone.

Ping Shanhai led everyone to a well.

There was Spirit Moisture Grass growing around the well, a type of Spirit Grass.

This showed how abundant the spiritual power was in this place.

The content of the second test was— opening the “door” to the Trial Ground.

As long as one can open this door with their Sword Heart, they’re considered to have passed and allowed to enter.

As for this so-called “door”, it was right in this well.

Looking down, what Lu Xun saw reflected in the well was an inverted image.

It was a crescent moon.

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